Package org.codehaus.groovy.runtime

## Class MethodKey

- java.lang.Object
- - org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.MethodKey

- Direct Known Subclasses:
    `DefaultCachedMethodKey`, `DefaultMethodKey`, `TemporaryMethodKey`

      public abstract class MethodKey
      extends Object

  An abstract base class for a key used for comparators and Map keys to lookup a method by name and parameter types

- - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor | Description
    --- | ---
    `MethodKey​(Class sender, String name, boolean isCallToSuper)` |

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Concrete Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `MethodKey` | `createCopy()` | Creates an immutable copy that we can cache.
    `protected int` | `createHashCode()` |
    `boolean` | `equals​(Object that)` |
    `boolean` | `equals​(MethodKey that)` |
    `String` | `getName()` |
    `abstract int` | `getParameterCount()` |
    `abstract Class` | `getParameterType​(int index)` |
    `List` | `getParamterTypes()` |
    `int` | `hashCode()` |
    `String` | `toString()` |

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### MethodKey

          public MethodKey​(Class sender,
                           String name,
                           boolean isCallToSuper)

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### createCopy

          public MethodKey createCopy()

      Creates an immutable copy that we can cache.

    - #### equals

          public boolean equals​(Object that)

      Overrides:
        `equals` in class `Object`

    - #### equals

          public boolean equals​(MethodKey that)

    - #### hashCode

          public int hashCode()

      Overrides:
        `hashCode` in class `Object`

    - #### toString

          public String toString()

      Overrides:
        `toString` in class `Object`

    - #### getName

          public String getName()

    - #### getParamterTypes

          public List getParamterTypes()

    - #### getParameterCount

          public abstract int getParameterCount()

    - #### getParameterType

          public abstract Class getParameterType​(int index)

    - #### createHashCode

          protected int createHashCode()